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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Nerolidol |
| Synonym(s) |
Methyl vinyl homogeranyl carbinol;3,7-11-Trimethyl-1,6-10-dodecatrien-3-ol |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2007 (Session 68) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
3,7,11-Trimethyl-1,6(cis),10-dodecatrien-3-ol |
| JECFA number |
1646 |
| CAS number |
7212-44-4 |
| FEMA number |
2772 |
| COE number |
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| FLAVIS number |
02.018 |
| Molecular weight |
222.37 |
| Chemical formula |
C15H26O |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless or very pale straw-coloured oily liquid; Faint woody-floral, slightly rose apple aroma |
| Solubility |
Soluble in most fixed oils and propylene glycol; slightly soluble in water; insoluble in glycerol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
275-277° |
| Assay min % |
97% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.478-1.483 |
| Specific gravity |
0.872-0.879 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
HNMR |
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